Shelling out to save their turtles

Updated June 28 2018 - 1:26pm, first published July 22 2017 - 12:00am
PROGRAM SUCCESS – A hawksbill turtle is released from Emirates Palace Beach.
PROGRAM SUCCESS – A hawksbill turtle is released from Emirates Palace Beach.

NORMALLY luxury new beachside hotel developments play havoc with local wildlife, reducing their habitat and endangering their breeding sites. In the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi has demonstrated that the two can co-exist by making every effort to conserve and rehabilitate the endangered hawksbill turtle.

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